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Alden's Reach

From

$554,000

in

Plymouth, MA

Home Type:

Townhomes

Community Type:

Amenities/Resort

2-3

beds

2-3

baths

1,671-2,543

sq. ft.

2-3

garage

At Alden’s Reach you’ll find a welcoming community with amenities that invite people to come together—first-time homeowners and active seniors, young couples, and work-at-home professionals.

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Featherwinds

From

$439,000

in

Halifax, MA

Home Type:

Condos

Community Type:

Active-Adult

1-2

beds

1-2

baths

1,027-1,596 SF

sq. ft.

1-2

garage

We'd love to welcome you to Featherwinds. Schedule a private visit to explore the sales center, walk the site, and get an up-close look at construction progress.

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Larkwood

From

$584,000

in

Raynham, MA

Home Type:

Townhomes

Community Type:

Master Planned

2-3

beds

2-3

baths

1,671 - 2,830 SF

sq. ft.

2-3

garage

This is Larkwood. Country life meets modern convenience in a riverside community of beautiful single-family attached condominiums designed for all ages and for both outdoor living and indoor comfort.

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Mohawk Tannery

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Nashua, NH

Home Type:

Condos

Community Type:

Master Planned

Mohawk Tannery is a landmark remediation and riverfront redevelopment in Nashua—advancing through a public-private partnership with the EPA and NH DES. The 40-acre plan includes 546 new homes (316 condos + 230 apartments) and new public amenities including parks, riverwalk access, and riverfront recreation.

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The Wind II (1-201)

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Total Price:

$574,000

Community:

Featherwinds

Home Type:

Condos

2 + Den

beds

2

baths

1,599

sq. ft.

Available

garage

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Featherwinds

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The Breeze IV (1-103)

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Total Price:

$459,000

Community:

Featherwinds

Home Type:

Condos

1 + Den

beds

1

baths

1,077

sq. ft.

Available

garage

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Featherwinds

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The Expanded Oak

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Total Price:

$664,000

Community:

Alden's Reach

Home Type:

Townhomes

2-3 + Den

beds

2.5

baths

1,989

sq. ft.

2

garage

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Townhomes

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Alden's Reach

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The Oak

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Total Price:

$649,000

Community:

Alden's Reach

Home Type:

Townhomes

2-3 + Den

beds

2.5

baths

1,901

sq. ft.

2

garage

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Townhomes

false

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Alden's Reach

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The Pine

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Total Price:

$589,000

Community:

Alden's Reach

Home Type:

Townhomes

2 + Den

beds

2.5

baths

2,648

sq. ft.

1

garage

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The Expanded Spruce

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Total Price:

$589,000

Community:

Alden's Reach

Home Type:

Townhomes

3 + Den

beds

2.5

baths

2,338

sq. ft.

1

garage

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Townhomes

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Alden's Reach

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The Hickory

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Total Price:

$569,000

Community:

Alden's Reach

Home Type:

Townhomes

2 + Den

beds

2

baths

1,671

sq. ft.

1

garage

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Townhomes

false

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The Cedar

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Total Price:

$669,000

Community:

Larkwood

Home Type:

Townhomes

3 + Den

beds

3

baths

2,746

sq. ft.

2

garage

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Townhomes

false

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Larkwood

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The Pine

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Total Price:

$614,000

Community:

Larkwood

Home Type:

Townhomes

2 + Den

beds

2.5

baths

2,648 SF

sq. ft.

1

garage

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Townhomes

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Larkwood

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The Chestnut

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Total Price:

$624,000

Community:

Larkwood

Home Type:

Townhomes

2 + Den

beds

2.5

baths

1,948 SF

sq. ft.

2

garage

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Larkwood

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Alden's Reach

From

$554,000

in

Plymouth, MA

Home Type:

Townhomes

Community Type:

Amenities/Resort

2-3

beds

2-3

baths

1,671-2,543

sq. ft.

1-2

garage

At Alden’s Reach you’ll find a welcoming community with amenities that invite people to come together—first-time homeowners and active seniors, young couples, and work-at-home professionals.

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Featherwinds

From

$439,000

in

Halifax, MA

Home Type:

Condos

Community Type:

Active-Adult

1-2

beds

1-2

baths

1,027-1,596 SF

sq. ft.

Available

garage

We'd love to welcome you to Featherwinds. Schedule a private visit to explore the sales center, walk the site, and get an up-close look at construction progress.

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Larkwood

From

$584,000

in

Raynham, MA

Home Type:

Townhomes

Community Type:

Master Planned

2-3

beds

2-3

baths

1,671 - 2,830 SF

sq. ft.

1-2

garage

This is Larkwood. Country life meets modern convenience in a riverside community of beautiful single-family attached condominiums designed for all ages and for both outdoor living and indoor comfort.

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Westridge | Hudson, MA

Active Adult 55+ Living, Done Right

Thorndike is an award-winning New England builder with a decades-long track record—known in particular for creating standout 55+ communities. With Best in the Nation recognition from the National Association of Home Builders and dozens of additional awards, we bring the same design-forward thinking and neighborhood planning to every community we create.

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Move-In Ready & Quick-Delivery Homes

Want to move sooner? Explore our Quick Delivery opportunities—move-in ready homes available now with designer-appointed finishes, plus select homes already underway that still offer limited personalization, depending on where they are in the construction process. In many cases, you can move in within as little as 60 days. Browse current availability, compare finish selections, and schedule an in-person or virtual tour today.

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Locations That Fit Your Routine

Each community is selected for livability—close to the places you go regularly, while still offering the comfort of a residential setting. Whether your routine centers on commuting, shopping and dining, healthcare, or getting outdoors, there’s a Thorndike location that makes everyday life easier.

Low-Maintenance Living

Many Thorndike communities offer a simpler, lower-maintenance lifestyle with services that can reduce the time spent on exterior upkeep. That means more freedom to travel, relax, and enjoy your home—without a long list of weekend chores.

Homes Designed for Real Life

Our homes are designed around how people actually live today—bright, open layouts, practical storage, and flexible spaces that adapt to work-from-home, guests, or changing needs over time. It’s thoughtful design you’ll notice every day, in the way the home flows and functions.

Wellness & Recreation

We plan for an active, balanced lifestyle with features that encourage movement and time outdoors. From fitness and recreation spaces to trails and open-air areas (where available), each community is designed to support the routines that help you feel your best.

Lifestyle Amenities

Across our communities, shared spaces are designed to make it easy to connect—whether that’s gathering with neighbors, hosting family, or simply enjoying a change of scenery. Amenities vary by location, but the intent is consistent: spaces that add comfort, convenience, and community to everyday life.

Traditional Neighborhood Design

Thorndike communities are planned to feel like real neighborhoods—cohesive architecture, inviting streetscapes, and thoughtfully landscaped common areas that create a true sense of place. The result is a setting that feels established and welcoming from day one, not like a collection of homes dropped onto a site.

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2026 Thorndike Development

Taunton's Over-55 Population and the New Construction Gap

Nearly 15 percent of Taunton's roughly 60,000 residents are 65 or older — about 9,000 people, many of whom bought homes in the city decades ago when prices were a fraction of what they are today. Those homeowners now sit in houses that are too large, too expensive to heat, and too demanding to maintain, in a market where the median home was built in 1964 and finding anything new means competing against younger buyers for the same limited resale inventory.

The problem is supply. Taunton itself has virtually no new 55+ construction. The city's housing stock is overwhelmingly single-family and multifamily — older colonials, triple-deckers, and scattered condominium conversions that were not designed for the way active adults actually live. But within a short drive of the city, three Thorndike Development communities offer the kind of housing that Taunton's over-55 market has lacked: new construction, managed maintenance, single-level options, and community amenities that go beyond a shared parking lot.

Featherwinds in Halifax: Purpose-Built 55+ Living

Featherwinds is about 20 minutes east of Taunton via Route 18, in Halifax's cranberry country along the edge of the Country Club of Halifax. It is a dedicated 55+ community — every buyer must meet the age requirement, and the entire design reflects that focus. The 102 condominiums sit in elevator-served buildings where every home is a single level, from the garage to the front door. There are no stairs anywhere in the daily routine.

Four floor plans — the Breeze, Drift, Gust, and Wind — provide layouts ranging from open-concept single-bedrooms to spacious two-bedroom designs with dens. Pricing starts from $439,000, making Featherwinds the most affordably priced new 55+ construction on the South Shore. The community includes four pickleball courts, Victory Gardens with individual raised beds, a fenced off-leash dog park with no breed restrictions, and a pool with a four-season poolhouse. The new Halifax Senior Center is being built at the community entrance on land donated by Thorndike, with an expected opening in fall 2026.

Every buyer at Featherwinds works with in-house designer Nikkie Gaitan on finish selections — cabinetry, countertops, flooring, tile, and hardware. Quick Delivery homes are also available for buyers who need to move on a shorter timeline, with interiors already designed and ready for occupancy within approximately 60 days.

Alden's Reach in Plymouth: A Multigenerational Alternative

Alden's Reach is roughly 25 minutes southeast of Taunton via Route 44 and Route 3. Unlike Featherwinds, it is not age-restricted — families, working professionals, and active adults all buy there. But the floor plan mix includes options that work particularly well for over-55 buyers: ground-level flats with no stairs, duplexes with first-floor primary suites, and townhomes where the main living space occupies a single level.

The community spans 152 homes across eight floor plans, from 1,671 to 2,648 square feet. A pool, four-season poolhouse with fireplace lounge, fire pit, and walking trails into adjacent conservation land anchor the amenity package. Pricing starts from $569,000. Plymouth itself — with its harbor waterfront, whale watching, and the Pinehills — adds a lifestyle dimension that appeals to buyers in the post-retirement chapter who want more than a neighborhood.

Larkwood in Raynham: Closest to Taunton

Larkwood is the nearest option — roughly 10 minutes east on Route 44, in a riverside setting on Church Street along the Taunton River. Like Alden's Reach, it is multigenerational, but the floor plan range makes it a strong fit for active adults. The Hickory plan is a true ground-level home: 1,671 square feet, no stairs, with a private garage and ground-floor flex room. The Pine and Chestnut put all primary living on one level with optional space above.

Six plans total span up to 2,830 square feet. Every home includes a ground-floor flex space — a room at the garage level that buyers have converted into home offices, guest suites, workshops, and art studios. The community sits along the Taunton River with a canoe and kayak launch, walking trails through mature woodlands, and a community garden with raised beds. Pricing starts from $559,000, and Larkwood is close enough to Taunton that residents can keep their existing doctors, dentist, and grocery routine without changing anything.

Why Taunton Buyers Are Looking Nearby

Taunton has real advantages for active adults beyond the housing stock. The Center at Olney on Olney Street runs the city's Council on Aging programs — fitness classes, social events, tax assistance, and the Wisdom Wednesdays educational series. Morton Hospital provides local medical care. The Taunton Green, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, anchors a downtown that includes the District Center for the Arts and the Old Colony History Museum. And the Myles Standish Industrial Park — more than 1,000 acres and the largest publicly owned business park in New England — means the city has an employment base that supports services and infrastructure.

But Taunton does not have new 55+ housing to match that infrastructure. The communities described above fill that gap while keeping buyers within the orbit of a city they already know. Route 44, Route 24, and I-495 all converge in Taunton, which means Larkwood, Featherwinds, and Alden's Reach are all accessible without fighting traffic or learning new routes.

Thorndike Development has built 55+ communities in this region for more than two decades. Red Mill Village in Norton — about 15 minutes north of Taunton — won the National Association of Home Builders' award for Best Active Adult Community in the Nation in 2005. Greatbrook, also in Norton, was Thorndike's first active adult community and sits adjacent to TPC Boston, a PGA Tour stop. The current generation of communities extends that track record with updated floor plans, energy-efficient construction, and amenity packages informed by two decades of homeowner feedback.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a 55+ community in Taunton itself?

Not new construction. The nearest dedicated 55+ option is Featherwinds in Halifax, about 20 minutes east. Larkwood in Raynham, 10 minutes away, is multigenerational with single-level plans popular with active adults.

Which community near Taunton has the lowest starting price?

Featherwinds starts from $439,000 for elevator-served single-level condos in Halifax. Larkwood townhomes in Raynham start from $559,000. Alden's Reach in Plymouth starts from $569,000.

Do I have to be 55 to buy at Larkwood or Alden's Reach?

No. Both are multigenerational communities open to all ages. Featherwinds is the only Thorndike community with a 55+ age requirement. All three offer single-level or first-floor-primary floor plans.

What is the drive time from Taunton to these communities?

Larkwood is about 10 minutes via Route 44. Featherwinds is roughly 20 minutes via Route 18. Alden's Reach in Plymouth is about 25 minutes via Routes 44 and 3.

Does Thorndike have a history of building 55+ communities?

Yes. Red Mill Village in Norton won the NAHB's national award in 2005, and Greatbrook — also in Norton — was Thorndike's first active adult community. The company has built 55+ homes for more than 20 years.